Lala Achint Ram
Lala Achint Ram (19 August 1898 – 1961) was an Indian freedom fighter, Gandhian and a member of the Indian National Congress party.
Lala Achint Ram | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Indian Parliament for Hissar | |
| In office 1952–1957 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Thakur Das Bhargava |
| Member of Parliament for Patiala | |
| In office 1957–1961 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 August 1898 Kot Mohammad Khan village, Tarn Taran district, Punjab Province, British India (present day Punjab, India) |
| Died | 1961 (aged 62–63) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse |
Satyavati Devi (m. 1925) |
| Children | 3 (incl. Krishna Kant) |
| Alma mater | D. A. V. College, Lahore |
He was one of the first three members of Servants of the People Society, established by Lala Lajpat Rai in Lahore in 1921. During the Indian independence movement, he was imprisoned for extended periods, including 1930–32, 1939, 1940 and 1942–45 for his participation in the Quit India Movement. Post-partition, he shifted to Delhi, and also remained a member of the Constituent Assembly of India. He won his 1st Lok Sabha elections from the Hissar (Lok Sabha constituency) in Punjab in 1952 and the second time in 1957 from Patiala (Lok Sabha constituency). Through the 1950s, along with his wife, he was active in Bhoodan movement of Vinoba Bhave.